Forum - View topicAny legal way to get footage from new anime?
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CheeseKaiser
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Hi first post here I want to know if anyone can help me out. My girlfriend and I want to make a youtube series where we give our first impression and review of new series' (don't worry, I wont link it. I know that's frowned upon on most forums, especially as a first post)
But we wanted to have footage from the show running in the background so we can show the animation quality and art style and various thing like that. I'm not big on piracy so I would like to avoid that (and its against the rules to ask for it here anyway) so I wanted to know if there is a way that I can legally get some footage from brand new shows, or if I'm s.o.l until the dvds come out. Any help would be greatly appreciated! |
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Sohma_Curse
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You could probably find and use various trailers for new shows as background footage.
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Bango
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I'm pretty morally bankrupt when it comes to copyright stuff so I don't know about the legalities or technical feasibility of my suggestions so read the appropriate TOS of things before doing it. But I'll list some options you might not have thought of.
-Use a program like FRAPS to capture your streaming content. I'm unsure if this will actually work but it works fine for games and, if you don't mind the watermark (assuming your moral code prevents you from just editing around it), FRAPS is free. -Use stills like slides. Character art, Megami/Nyantype promos and posters, etc. Sure it's a lot of editing but if you're hesitant about editing workload your Youtube life will die young anyway. Making good Youtube vids isn't a simple task. -Use trailers. Pretty much everything has a pre-show event which you could say is kind of like a trailer. -Request clips from the studio. They likely won't comply, understand your language or even respond but it takes 5 minutes to write a template e-mail and mere seconds to paste and send it. So not even trying is shooting yourself in a foot. This has the added bonus of, if you succeed, you can fangasm over your e-mail from your favourite studio. Or laugh that you're on Xebec's good side. Sadly you'll be facing a major challenge- other people with better videos. Since your moral code restricts you (that's wonderful and I respect that you're sticking to your guns) people who aren't bothered by such limitations will, by default, have an edge up on you. So if your commentary isn't spectacular your efforts will fail. Keep that in mind since there's 340895730 more people doing the same thing. |
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CheeseKaiser
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Yeah I already have recording software like obs that I was thinking I could record footage (OBS can capture and record windows like a video player) But I'm not sure of the legality of it/pretty sure its frowned upon. I think stills and trailers might be the way to go. I actually dont mind editing so it wont be that bad.
Thanks for the advise! |
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shlnzou
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I was going to say something similar. If you are paying for the content you're watching, you're supporting the authors. It's only illegal to make it available for free or resell it. Copyright law's "fair use" permits you to use small clips for commentary, as long as the clips are short enough and they don't capture the entirety of the show. So I don't think the methods really matter beyond that, as long as you don't go supporting illegal websites. I'm with the other poster here, just capture your stream.
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yuna49
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A "fair use" defense can be raised in some jurisdictions for reviews. In the US, 17 USC 107 defines the concept of "fair use." The law specfies four criteria to be used in determing whether an infringing copy qualifies:
(1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work; (3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and (4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work Note that "fair use" can only be employed in court as a defense against an infringment claim by the copyright holder. The court might side with you or with the rightsholder depending on how persuasive your case is. Of course you may never get to court because a rightsholder might require that YouTube "take down" your submission under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Oftentimes it is the music that triggers a infringement notice. IANAL, but I have worked on copyright litigation issues in the past. |
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shlnzou
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Although Youtube CAN remove, mute or monetize your video, you can defend your case even then. The copyright holder can make a counterclaim, or let it go until the claim expires and your video will go back to normal. However, if both sides keep making counterclaims, it can end up in court. At least, that's how I understood it. |
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